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According to IUPAC nomenclature sodium nitroprusside is named as:

Options

  1. Asodium nitroferricyanide
  2. Bsodium nitroferrocyanide
  3. Csodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (II)
  4. Dsodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (III)

Correct answer

C. sodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (II)

Step-by-step solution

Sodium nitroprusside Na ₂ [ Fe ( CN ₅ ) NO ] Let oxidation state of Fe is x in this compound. aligned & +2+x+(-1) 5+1=0 & or +2+x-5+1=0 or x=+2 aligned Thus IUPAC name of sodium nitroprusside is sodium pentacyanonitrosyl ferrate (II)

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